Rajinikanth's Petta released worldwide on January 10. While fans thronged cinemas to see the film, here's what the box office figures say.

This has been a happy Pongal for Rajinikanth fans as they favourite star's film, Petta, released yesterday. This was the 10th Pongal release for Rajinikanth. Karthik Subbaraj has directed the film, and Vijay Sethupathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Simran and Trisha play important roles in it. The budget of the movie was approximately Rs 160 crore, including promotion cost.

The day 1 business for Petta was encouraging. In Chennai, the film opened in 150+ screens, and earned nearly Rs 2 crore. Including Chennai, Petta's business in Tamil Nadu was Rs 16 crore with 500+ screens. Some trade analysts have predicted that the film might have made around Rs 20 crore, including business in some rural areas in Tamil Nadu. On the other hand, in Kerala, Petta was screened in 200+ screens and crossed Rs 2 crore. According to trade experts, Petta's worldwide business on day 1 is more than Rs 60 crore.

Rajinikanth films usually get a good opening in overseas markets, especially in the US. Hence, it came as no surprise that Petta crossed $750,000 at the US box office (nearly Rs 5.3 crore).

Even though Petta failed to break the Day 1 records of 2.0 and Vijay's Sarkar and Mersal, it still performed well at the box office. As the film has released with the Pongal long weekend, trade experts feel it will become a hit at the box office.

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Petta box office collection Day 1: Rajinikanth's film makes more than Rs 16 crore in Tamil Nadu on opening dayDescription:Rajinikanth's Petta released worldwide on January 10. While fans thronged cinemas to see the film, here's what the box office figures say. Times Now